Rack



A. SCHMIDT Oct. 3, 1933.

RACK

Filed Jan. 12, 1932 6 2 N@ 1. I M v i v/ \..V 3 e A I 1-/ Id) :Tk O V Hd E INVENTOR @LF250 SCHMIDT BY H15 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 3, 1933jPATENT. orneni* :''hisinvention relates to new and' useful im?provements in a rack.;

The invention has for an object `the construction of a rack which ischaracterized by "amem` ber adapted to ibepivoftally supported at oneend.'

on "some support and normally depending in the vertical and moveableupwards'to the' horizontal, anda lplurality of transverse members onsaid .member'spaced from each other and adaptedto selectivelysupportlvarious substantially flat articles.

Another object of this invention is the provision Vof resilient meansfornormally urging lthe l5 first mentioned member down into the verticalor the like zarticles Von the transverse members will be held againstbeing accidentally brushed olf laterally. v 1 Y A still further objectof this invention is the arrangement of a catch for holding the firstmentioned member in a horizontal position so that anyone of the articleson the transverse members may be removed at ones leisure..

Furthermore, it is also proposed to arrange the plurality of transversemembers pivotally upon Vthe first mentioned member in a manner so thatthey automatically maintain the same position in the raised and loweredposition of i the first mentioned member under the action of gravity. 39A still further object of this invention is the construction of anarticle of the class described which is of simple durable construction,dependable in use and efficient ingoperation and which 3,5 cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof,-refer ence will be had to the following descriptionand 40 accompanying drawing, and toy the appended invention arel moreparticularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a ma-Y terial part of thisdisclosur`e: l

`fvstructed according to Athis invention.

Fig. 2 is an edgeview thereof. m Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional viewVtaken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The rack, according to this invention,l consistsv ,5.0Ljof alongitudinal member adapted to be pivotally supported at one end and tonormally desgber 10 andarespaced from each other and adaptposition sothat when it is supported upon a wall can be manufactured and sold at a`reasonable claims in which the various novel features of the ed to,lselectively support Avarious;'substantially a-t articles. 'VThe`longitudinal member "10 is formedfrom sheet material and is'bent downat the sides 12'to add rigidity to it. VAwall bracket 13' is providedwith a pair oflugs 14 and a pintle 60 pin "15 engages through these lugsand through boss elements 16 "arranged on the sides 12 to, accomplishthe pivotal supporting 'of the longitudiy nal iinember 10. Thelugs l14are sojarranged that they 'are' 'disposedn 4immediately to the inner' 65faces yof the downturnedsides 12. .Y

' Resilient means is providedfor normally urg ing the longitudinalmember 10 to depend vertically downwards.. vThis means comprises aspring 1( coaxial vup-onthe pintlepin 15 and 'having' v70, i'

one encLlliooked" upon the side of 'one of they lugsV 14l andthe otherend 19v acting against the 'j inner face vof the ylongitudinal member10. A

catch is provided which is adapted t0 hold the longitudinal member 10Yin theV horizontal posi- 75.

tion.. This catch is in the form of a spring 20 reposed ina recess 21formed in the front side of the bracket 13. `This spring is bulgedoutwards and is adapted `to ccact with a finger 22 turned from the endof the longitudinal member 10. .30 Y

This arrangement allows the longitudinal member 'to be raised to the dotand dash position 23 illustrated in Fig. 2 from which position it willnaturally fall downwards when released. But

when raised fui-ther to the completely horizon- 857,:

tal position, lindicated by reference numeral 24, the finger'22 actsagainst the spring 2O to` hold the longitudinal member 10 locked in theraised Vposition'.` l l As shown inthe drawing, the transverse mem-'ranged upon the top edges ofA the' transverse Y v lmembers V11 and areadapted to engagev through Fig..1 is an elevationalview of a rack 'con-Athe inner sides of the turned edges 12. At these areas the turned edges12 are formed with bosses 16 substantially the same sizeas the lugs 27andv pintle pins 28 engage through the lugs and bosses for the purposeof pivotally supporting leach of the transversemembers. The arrangementis suchthatrwhen the longitudinal member 10V is in the verticalpositions, as shown in Fig. 2, the transverse members 11 assume theverticalv position `under the force of gravity. When the longitudinalmember 10 is. raised to the hori-l' zontal position the transversemembers llrmain- E n Y. r,

tain their vertical position. The advantage of this resides in the factthat articles placed upon the transverse members will at all timesremain in the vertical as the longitudinal member 10 is raised from thevertical to the horizontal without the necessity of shifting or slidingupon the transverse members. l Each of the transverse membersk areformed with aperturesA 29 which may be usedaifor. receivingliooksforrcatches to: support various types of'racks.

The rack is intended'to support any--articleswhich are substantially at,whether wearing ap; parel, maps, paper articles or the like. For ex--Vample, if catches are engaged through the aper-ftures 29 a number ofpairs of trousers may be supported. Attention iscalled tofthefactlthat 1the rearmost article is highnstmxpandntherartii cles to the frontprogressively lower so that the upper ends of each of the articles areexposed- 'ton viewwhichvisof.benetinthat a person maitre1 spectivem see.what` articles-are tsupported by, the, rack.. To remove any of-th'earticles it lislmerely necessary to, manually. rraise th'e longitudinalfmemb'er ,10,iwh`ereuppn. each: ofjthe .articles are A disposed.'l in adistinctly ,-separate. vertical plane andladaptedlto' be readily;vremoved.v The resilifent means 17, that iis thespririg, serves to urgethellongitudi'nalf. member downwards.v so that fwhentherackis' mounted.upon a wall'alljof the` venti'on withl somedegjree of par.ticularity, Irealize.;that inrpractic'e various. alterations thereinY be made., ITtlerefore reserve the-,right andV privilege ofichanging. th'etform,ofthe details of( votlrxer and adapted to selectively support varioussubstantially at articles, said longitudinal memberliavingrdwnturnededges, the transverse membersbeixmprovidedgwith lugs disposed to theinner sidesof said downturned edges and having articlecarrying edgesdisposed outwards from the lugsand pintle pins engaging. through Atheedges and `th`e lugs to accomplish' the ,pivotal Jsupporte Y.

ingvof the members.. 1

Y2.`v A rack, 4comprising a-bracket for attachment on a. wall, along,it'udi'nalimemb'er` p ivotally: sup,- portedat one .endupon saidVbracket, `andnor mall'y. disposed .1in th'eY vertical and'mo.vable tothe horizontal, a4 plurality of 'transverse members..

on l said longitudinal l lmelrlb'er andi spacedfirom each otherandadapted.`..to. selectively', support4 various substantially atarticles, said longitudi-` nal memberthavinggdownturned .edges, thevsaid transverse members being providdwithlugs posed tto th'e'innersidesof 'saidrdowntur'ned edg'es4 and "saidlgs beingpivotallyconnected'withsaid.' -r

downturnedjedges.

` ALFRED. SCHMIDT..

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